Construct and repair full or partial dentures or dental appliances.
- Contour Wire Specialist, Denture
- Dental Ceramist
- Dental Ceramist Assistant
- Dental-Laboratory Technician
- Dental-Laboratory-Technician Apprentice
- Denture Waxer
- Finisher, Denture
- Orthodontic Band Maker
- Orthodontic Technician
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Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders |
| 51-9012.00 |
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
| 51-9021.00 |
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
| 51-9022.00 |
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand |
| 51-9023.00 |
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
| 51-9031.00 |
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand |
| 51-9032.00 |
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
| 51-9041.00 |
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
| 51-9051.00 |
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders |
| 51-9061.00 |
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers |
| 51-9071.00 |
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers |
| 51-9071.01 |
Jewelers |
| 51-9071.06 |
Gem and Diamond Workers |
| 51-9071.07 |
Precious Metal Workers |
| 51-9081.00 |
Dental Laboratory Technicians |
| 51-9082.00 |
Medical Appliance Technicians |
| 51-9083.00 |
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians |
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- Apply porcelain paste or wax over prosthesis frameworks or setups, using brushes and spatulas.
- Build and shape wax teeth, using small hand instruments and information from observations or dentists' specifications.
- Create a model of patient's mouth by pouring plaster into a dental impression and allowing plaster to set.
- Fabricate, alter, and repair dental devices such as dentures, crowns, bridges, inlays, and appliances for straightening teeth.
- Fill chipped or low spots in surfaces of devices, using acrylic resins.
- Load newly constructed teeth into porcelain furnaces to bake the porcelain onto the metal framework.
- Melt metals or mix plaster, porcelain, or acrylic pastes, and pour materials into molds or over frameworks to form dental prostheses or apparatus.
- Mold wax over denture set-ups to form the full contours of artificial gums.
- Place tooth models on apparatus that mimics bite and movement of patient's jaw to evaluate functionality of model.
- Prepare metal surfaces for bonding with porcelain to create artificial teeth, using small hand tools.
- Prepare wax bite-blocks and impression trays for use.
- Read prescriptions or specifications, and examine models and impressions, to determine the design of dental products to be constructed.
- Rebuild or replace linings, wire sections, and missing teeth to repair dentures.
- Remove excess metal or porcelain, and polish surfaces of prostheses or frameworks, using polishing machines.
- Shape and solder wire and metal frames or bands for dental products, using soldering irons and hand tools.
- Test appliances for conformance to specifications and accuracy of occlusion, using articulators and micrometers.
- Train and supervise other dental technicians or dental laboratory bench workers.
- cast metal objects
- examine products or work to verify conformance to specifications
- fabricate, assemble, or disassemble manufactured products by hand
- interpret prescriptions
- make independent judgment in assembly procedures
- mix paint, ingredients, or chemicals, according to specifications
- read specifications
- solder metal parts or components together
- test manufactured products or materials
- understand technical operating, service or repair manuals
- use hand or power tools
- use precision measuring tools or equipment
- use soldering equipment
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